How To Cook Your Beef Chateaubriand Joint

1. Remove the beef from the packaging, pat dry & bring to room temperature.
2. Preheat your oven to 180°C for fan assisted or 200°C for ovens without a fan(gas 6).
3. Choose a heavy-based ovenproof griddle or frying pan.
4. Rub with a little beef dripping or poultry fat then season liberally with good quality sea salt & cracked black pepper.
5. Over high heat sear the beef until nicely browned, this will take 4 to 5 minutes turning regularly then place in the centre of the pre heated oven and roast for approximately 10 minutes, turning once or twice & adding a large knob of butter towards the end of the cook, the beef should be soft to touch with a little spring when pressed with your thumb, with a core temperature of 48°C before resting for a rare finish.
6. Remove from the oven, put onto a clean tray and keep warm by covering with a sheet of foil.
7. Rest for a minimum of 10 minutes before carving.

Serving suggestion:

Gratin Dauphinois, tender green beans & dijon mustard.